Women's and Gender Studies

Description

The Women's Studies Graduate Certificate provides an opportunity for graduate students
and other professionals to gain a more inclusive knowledge of women and gender issues
in society, including feminist studies. Feminist scholarship enhances any educational
and professional background, including areas of social or health services that serve
women, as well as any national/international based profession in today's diverse society.
Students will investigate theories pertaining to the roles of gender, race, class
and sexuality within various cultural systems.

Course location/delivery

This Certificate is offered at the Tampa campus.

Admission requirements

Applicants must hold either a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
with a 3.0 upper-division GPA or a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution
in a relevant discipline.

Application process

To learn about the application process, and to access the application, please review
our application process.

Prerequisites

None are required.

Requirements

12 credit hours with a grade of B or higher. Three (3) credit hours of coursework
are required:

WST 6001 Feminist Issues, Research, Methods (3)

Electives

Select nine (9) credit hours of elective coursework from the list below, or consult
with the certificate program advisor about current course offerings that may apply
as electives. Up to 3 credit hours from the student's graduate discipline may be applied
to this requirement on petition of the student and with review and approval of the
relevance of the course, including its feminist and gender-related content by the
certificate program director.